Exam 5: Learning

Bob has learned that he can usually get what he wants from his parents if he keeps whining for something.One day Bob starts whining in the toy store because he wants a GI Joe action figure.His father refuses to give it to him and ignores his whining.What will happen?

Learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change is called ________.

A school issues tokens to the children for good behavior.This issue of a token is an example of ________.

While watching the evening news,you see a story about domestic abuse and wonder,"Why would anyone stay in a relationship where they are being abused?" According to Seligman,one factor that may contribute to victims staying in abusive relationships is _____________________.

Conditioned emotional responses are some of the easiest forms of classical conditioning to accomplish,as demonstrated by the fact that our lives are so full of them.

Michael grows up in a home where his father is generally unloving toward his mother.He observes his father yell and degrade his mother,and he notices that his mother never resists this treatment.Based on the work of Bandura,what might we predict about Michael's own relationships when he is older?

The concept of latent learning was developed by ________.

The abbreviation UCS stands for ________.

The abbreviation CS stands for ________.

Sue noticed that whenever she opened the door to the pantry,her dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry,by drooling and whining.She thought that because the dog food was stored in the pantry,the sound of the door had become a(n)________.

Observational learning has been used to explain why children who watch violent television tend to behave more aggressively.Research has demonstrated that watching such television shows causes an increase in violent tendencies.

In order to treat a child's attention problems in a classroom,a technique that uses the EEG and video game-style technology called ________ has been employed.

Skinner was to rats as Thorndike was to ________.

Reinforcement that is given for a response emitted after each hour and half (e.g. ,10 a.m. ,11:30 a.m. ,1

When Keller and Marian Breland,two psychologists who became animal trainers,decided that it would be cute to have a pig drop a big wooden coin into a box,they found that _______________.

After a CS comes to elicit the CR,the CS now can be paired with a new neutral stimulus and this second neutral stimulus will start to elicit a CR.This process is called ________.

When good things happen to someone,the probability of repeating the behavior that occurred before the good things increases.This best illustrates:

A young child watches her mother make pancakes.She wants to please her mother so she pays attention.However,when she goes to make them on her own,she can't break the eggs for the batter without making a terrible mess and dropping them on the floor,no matter how hard she tries.Her attempt failed because of a problem with which part of the necessary components for observational learning?

Al must build 25 radios before he receives $20.What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

An operant conditioning technique in which a learner gains conscious control over his or her own biological response is ________.